Nigeria, Sept. 16 -- The United Nations has warned that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to spread, with nearly 3,500 deaths recorded across the country.

UN Special Ebola Coordinator Julien Harneis said in a statement on Tuesday that the deadly outbreak was expanding despite progress in some areas in containing the virus.

Image Credit - Web Harneis appealed for increased international support to strengthen the response, warning that inadequate resources could allow the epidemic to resurge.

"If we don't have the resources, the epidemic will come back... it remains a deadly and massive epidemic," he said.

According to the latest data as of Sept. 12 from the World Health Organization (WHO), 7,200 Eb...